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Muggsy Spanier’s hot cornet gave extra shine to early Chicago jazz
As I get older, I’ve grown more interested in the earliest roots of the music I love—even when they predate me by a century. This includes prewar jazz, and luckily this lively music is plentiful at...
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Nemanja Milunovic previews Amara, his upcoming brick and mortar, at the next...
Last month, Nemanja Milunovic made a pilgrimage to the Professor’s school. Mićina Domaća Kujna in Belgrade is the culinary headquarters of Milovan Mića Stojanović, the one-time personal chef of...
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Blasphemy reigns at the 2026 Sanctum Dark Music Festival
Sanctum Dark Music Festival Fri 10/30 and Sat 10/31 at Thalia Hall The post Blasphemy reigns at the 2026 Sanctum Dark Music Festival appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Holding pattern
“Long Habits" through 10/24 at Julius Caesar The post Holding pattern appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Topdog/Underdog returns to Steppenwolf after 23 years
Topdog/Underdog, through 11/1 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company The post <i>Topdog/Underdog</i> returns to Steppenwolf after 23 years appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Operation Mincemeat is a triumph of style, wit, and heart
Operation Mincemeat, through 10/11, Broadway in Chicago at CIBC Theatre The post <i>Operation Mincemeat</i> is a triumph of style, wit, and heart appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire examines teenage angst and celebrity worship
I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, through 10/31, Refracted Theatre Company at the Den Theatre The post <i>I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire</i> examines teenage angst and celebrity...
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America still needs John Prine
On a blustery winter day in early 1969, around the time of Richard Nixon’s first inauguration, John Prine worked his route as a mailman, delivering endless copies of Reader’s Digest across the Chicago...
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CUFF stuff
The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. I’ve had business cards only once in my career thus far,...
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Chicago indie-rock godparents Eleventh Dream Day dig into their 90s archives
Eleventh Dream Day Wed 10/21 at the Hideout The post Chicago indie-rock godparents Eleventh Dream Day dig into their 90s archives appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Garage rockers the Bobby Lees reemerge with the nu-metal–infused New Self
The Bobby Lees Thu 10/22 at Lincoln Hall The post Garage rockers the Bobby Lees reemerge with the nu-metal–infused New Self appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Wordplay
“if- if- if-" through 10/31 at the Plan The post Wordplay appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Review: Digger
Alejandro González Iñárritu’s latest epic comedy Digger, starring Tom Cruise as the demented oilman Digger Rockwell, is not for everyone. It’s puerile, operatic, and pretty indelicate in its critiques...
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Black Bear Island puts a supernatural twist on the “man or bear” debate
Black Bear Island, through 10/17, Bramble Theatre Company at Bramble Arts Loft The post <i>Black Bear Island</i> puts a supernatural twist on the “man or bear” debate appeared first on...
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is a sweet treat
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, through 10/25, Young People's Theatre of Chicago at the Greenhouse Theater Center The post <i>If You Give a Mouse a Cookie</i> is a sweet treat appeared first...
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Automated license plate readers, explained
Whether in or outside law enforcement, the spread of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology raises alarms around privacy, data security, and public safety. It also begs the question of how...
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I Am the Wind is an engaging foray into the great nothing
I Am the Wind, through 11/1 at Theatre Y The post <i>I Am the Wind</i> is an engaging foray into the great nothing appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Chopin in Winter remembers a vanished Chicago
Chopin in Winter, through 10/18 at the Chopin Theatre The post <i>Chopin in Winter</i> remembers a vanished Chicago appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Bonnie’s Last Flight is a fanciful look at fate, friendship, and air travel
Bonnie's Last Flight, through 10/25 at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble The post <i>Bonnie’s Last Flight</i> is a fanciful look at fate, friendship, and air travel appeared first on Chicago...
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Explore the rich culture of ‘Prison Papers’
“Prison Papers" through 10/15 at Walls Turned Sideways The post Explore the rich culture of ‘Prison Papers’ appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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